Plenary session of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce: “It is impossible to be competitive without being sustainable”

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Juan Rodríguez-Villa Matons, President of FEDECOM Europe.Africa-Asia-Oceania, participated in the Plenary session of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce, which was held on 19 July Santander Bank’s headquarters in Madrid. The meeting was also attended by the Director-General for Environment of the European Commission, Daniel Calleja.

Calleja highlighted that the Chambers of Commerce have a crucial role to play in implementing policies to promote the competitiveness and the growth of our businesses. He claimed that to consolidate the economic recovery we have to work in four areas: investment, internationalization, innovation and adoption of new production models, and, finally, integration and education.

In addition, the Plenary session of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce approved the incorporation of Gestamp, Orange, SEAT, SUEZ Spain, Deloitte and Fire de Barcelona as vocal collaborators. With the inclusion of this new group of companies the business participation in the institution through the vocal collaborator role is widened and strengthened. Which is is a key element in the Chamber system empowerment.

Source: Spanish Chamber of Commerce

Event #Yes2Belgium: Prime Minister Charles Michel thanks the Chamber its support to Belgium as an attractive place for foreign investments

The Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg coorganised, in collaboration with other 10 bilateral Chambers, an event the 22th June in Brussels, with the purpose of supporting Belgium as a safe investment place and as an attractive establishment location of foreign companies.

Under the slogan #Yes2Belgium, more than 360 distinguished guests, including business leaders, government officials and foreign diplomats, attended the event.

The Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel, who thanked personally the support of the Chamber to our Vice-President, Pablo López Álvarez, leaded the event.

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During their conversation, Prime Minister Charles Michel was interested in Spanish investments in Belgium and the Chamber’s activities. Pablo López Álvarez, outlined the compromise of Spanish companies with Belgium and remembered that our country is the seventh commercial partner of Belgium.

Our Vice-President invited personally Charles Michel to participate as keynote speaker in a future luncheon-debate of our forum “Business Circle”, an invitation to which the Prime Minister answered positively.

This initiative arose due to the events that happened the 22th March in Brussels. This initiative then wanted to reiterate that the international business community, which directly employs about 700,000 people in Belgium, recognizes the country as an attractive place for investments, a safe place to do business and a great place to live.

 

      

 

 

 

 

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I Edition of the Golf Tournament of the Spanish Community in Luxembourg

Last Saturday 18th June, the I Edition of the Golf Tournament of the Spanish Community took place in Luxembourg. This initiative, which was supported by the Spanish Embassy in Luxembourg and the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg, raised around 3,000 euros which will go to the charity work carried out by the Spanish Stand of the International Bazaar.

The Tournament was sponsored by the Association of Spanish Functionaires at the European Institutions (AEFICE), La Boquería, ALL FUNDS, Vicente e Hijos, Banca March, Cortijo El Madroño and Golf House. Likewise, BPP Crèdit Andorra Group, ANDBANK, Credit Agricole & Indosuez and LUXHOTELS were the Gold Sponsors.

The artists Teresa de la Pisa, Belén Irazola and Belén Rezola also contributed in the success of the activity, thanks to the donation of some of their works.

The Organizing Committee and the Spanish Stand in the International Bazaar of Luxembourg thanks both the assistants and the support of the collaborating entities and the sponsoring undertakings for their participation.

Creative Start-up Europe: Projects presentation

 

Last 22 of June, the projects of the programme Creative Startup Europe were presented in Brussels  in an event held in the Cervantes Institute, and counted with the representation of companies and public institutions, both local and Spanish.

The programme was organised by the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg, Finnova and FIBICC, with the collaboration of the Department of Culture and the Department of Employment and Social Security of the Belgian Embassy. The aim of this event was to promote and support the entrepreneurial spirit of Spanish youth living in Belgium in the cultural sector and creative industries, as well as contributing to the employability of young people abroad.

It is expected that the participating entities will continue to organize activities enabling the submitted projects to start up.

 

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